Automobile lamp reflector and shade combined.



T.. SHAFPER. AUTOMOBILE LAMP REFLECTOR AND SHADE COMBINED.

APPLIGA-TION'I'ILED JUNE 6, 1914.

Patented. Jan. 5, 1915.

dT'I'ORNEY.

INVENTOIIQ. 776444014,

IVITZVESSES.

.T HOMAS SHAFFER, OF ST. JOSEPH, MISSOURI.

Specification of Letters Patent.

.nuromomrn LAMP itnrnnc'roa'anb SHAD corininnn.

. rate t aaaa. 5, 1915.

Applieationfiled ate 6, 1914. Serial No: 843,517.

To, all whom it may mm Be "it known that I, THO AS SHArFER, a

seme of the Unite-d states, residing at S Reflectorsfand-ShadesCombined, of which the following is -a specification,- reference being.l rad therein to the accompanying My'inventionfrelates to. improvementsin- Ilainp reflectors and shades, combined, and

are.partic.u larly applicable to that class of lamp that are used onautomobiles and- Iother vehicle's.

objects of my improvements are to construct a reflector ofi-anydesired-shape,

.and particularly of parabolic" form which shall be use'd'in conjunctionwith a shade of s imilaricharacter to the one set forth in myapplication, filed April 25, 1914, serially numbered 834,415, and'also',to so improve said shade in form and construction, that Further objectsare to 'the same shall be-ofminimum size and otherwise be adapted foruse in' conjunction with saidreflectoiz.

so combine the reflector'and, shade that they shall-"be especi allyadapted for use in shading and reflectvery small amount of'heat isradiated, such illustrated in inglight made by lamps from which but a.

as. incandescent electric lamps and the like; and also to rovide ventforsuch heated air as would ot erwise be confined by the shade andaccumulate heataround said lamp.

The'.pri me object. of the invention is to provide ready means, by theuse of which,

the driver of an automibile or other vehicle, while in his seat, caninstantly shade his lamps to any desired extent and as quickly turn'ontheir full flood of light.

I- attain these objects by the mechanlsm l which Figure l is a verticalsection of the preferred form of the invention, on the line X-X,' seenin Fig. 2, looking toward the -left.'- Fig. 2 is a topplan of thepreferred form of the reflector and shade, the upper portion of thelampbody being broken away .to avoid obscurity. Fig. 3 is an enlargedvertical sectionof one of the pivotal mountings and; of the drive wheel,on the line YY seen in Fig. 2. Figs 4 and similarly illustrate one ofthe various other treadle.

the accompanying drawing, in I formsin which the lamp shade and its Imounting means may be constructed.

Referring'to Figs. 1 and 3, my invention 2,. containing an electric lamp2, mounted thereln. Said blocks each have a stud pivot 3 securedtherein. The lower ends of shade section 4 have sleeves 4 connectedtherewith,

said sleeves being rotatably mounted. on said plvots, while the lower,ends ofsection 5 have sleeves 5 connected therewithand rotatably mountedon sleeves 4 One of the I ends of section 5 is secured to sprocket wheel6, which is mounted on one of the sleeves i5. Said sprocket wheel isrotated by sprocket chain 7, the ends of which are secured to treadle 8,which has pedal 9 formed on its upper end. Said treadle is secured ontreadle shaft 10, at a point on said treadle that is midway between saidsprocket chain fastenings. Said treadle shaft is rotatably in itspreferred form, comprisespivot blocks 1, secured on the inner surface oflamp body 0 mounted in bearings 11, (but one of which is -sho wn,)secured on the inclined portion of automobile floor 12. The frontportion of sprocket chain 7 passes through apertures 2 formed throughthe back of body 2. Shaft 10 is provided with recover spring 13, woundspirally thereon, one end of said spring being secured to one of saidbearin s, while its otherend is connected with-trea le 8, for recoveringthe pedal movement of said Said recover movement is limited by the lowerportion of bearing 11, against which the lower end of treadle 8 isstopped. The pedal movement of said treadle is limited by the adjustablestop 8, which is screwed through an upwardly projecting portion of saidbearing, for'stopping forward movement of the upper portion ol' saidtreadle; thus providing adjusting means v whereby the rotative movementof the shade section 5 is adjusted.

The front edge of reflector 14 has flange 14 formed thereon, said flangebeing secured on the front edge of body 2 by ring 15, secured thereon;while the rear end of said reflector has an aperture formedtherethrough, in which lamp socket 3 is secured. Said reflector has slot14" formed through the upper half of the rear portion thereof; said slotbeing of such form and proportions as permits shade sections 5 and 4 tofreely oscillate therethrough, and herein lies the vital elementof-improvement over the [161' masses 7 application. Shade section hasthe downwardly projecting flanges 5 and 5""formed on the rear, and frontedges thereof, re

spectively. Shade section 4 has the down.-

wardly' projecting flange a formed on its viously rear edge,said.flangebeing of suchhreadth' that it is adapted-to be stopped against the outersurface of reflector 14, and thereby limit forward movement of saidsection 4:. Said section also has upwardly projecting flange 1 formed onits front edge, which projects between flanges 5' and 5", for movementof said section 4:, as hereinafter described. Section stop 16 is securedon the inner surface of tile back'of lamp body 2.

The free end portion of said stop is adapted to elastically pressagainst the iower edge portion of section 5, while the L shapedextension 16' formed on the lower extremity of said stop, limitsbackward movement of section 1. v 1

In operation, with the parts in the-position seen in Fig. 1, theoperator shades light 2* in the following mariner:-Said operator by theuse of one foot, overcomes spring '13, and moves pedal 9 right, which bythe sprocket connection, predescribed, rotates shade section, clockwise,into slot 14', until ment is stopped by treadle stop 8'. Vi hile shadesection 5 is thus moving, its flange 5 is thereby carried. againstflange a" and thereby moves section a in the same manner, -until saidmovement is stopped, as previously described, with said sections intheposition indicated by dotted lines, in front of lamp 2. While in thisposition all of light 2 is thereby shaded, except such small portion aspasses between the lower edge of section 5 and the lower portion oflamp-body 2. Said operator by controlling said movement of pedal 9,causes said lower-edge of section 5' to stop at any desired point of itsmovement; thus instantlyshading said light to any desired extent. Saidoperator thus holds pedal 9, so long as the shading of said light isdesired, after-which he removes his foot from said pedal, upon whichspring 13 recovers saidmovement of treadle 8 and the therewith connectedparts including said shade sections. During the latter portion of therecover movement of section 5, its flange 5 is carried against flange4", and thereby moves shade section 4 toward the left for recovermovement thereof, until both of said sections again assume the positionshown. lThe described operations are repeated from, time to time, asoccasion may requirethat said light should thus he shaded, such as toavoid the temporary blinding of other persons, by the same, and thescaring of teams of horses and the like. When such shading is done, itwill be understood that the unslraded portion of said light, shines atall times, to'

forward, toward thethe move 1 adapted downward. and the surface of twiil provide sin at such angle to sand, (not shoving as light on saidgaonnd e same, a es v H distance ahead, of the descrlhedshadeo. i

v 1.. gilt.

Whileg have shown anddescribed shade; sections (tin the foregoingmannor; andtheir pivotal mounting means, and drive wheel as being insideof lamp body 2,

it is evident, that where space will permit, but one section of saidshade could hem-ads of sufficient extension to shade said lamp hlesaidoperator to see 2 and that'wh'ere the form of said lamp.

body demands the same, said pivotal mount ings and drive wheel could'be'placed on the outside of said ia np body, without depart ing fromthe spir t of my invention; all of which I reserve the right 'to do.Such err-- tended shade section and dlfterent arrangement of parts areshown in Figs- 4 and 5, in which:Shade section 17 is of .suchproportionsthat it properly shadeslamp 2, and is usediin such lamp body 18 asaffords ample space therefor. Where but scant space is found between thesides of said body and-reflector 1d, bearings 1 are s cured on the outersurface of body 18.

not require any flanges on its edgesas are shade 1 used on sections 5and 4, nor 'is a stop needed, such as is seen at 16, in Fig. 1; butwhere conditions require such the same may beused. i

5,) and is Shade shafts 3" are secured to the ends of. shade section 17,and are rotatably mounted ice 7 While I have shown the parts of theshade, the pivotal mounting means for same, and the slotted reflector,in the foregoing manner, it is evident that the same could.

he of various other forms and proportionsfor use in variouslyshaded lampbodies, and for use in con unction with reflectors of none forms,without departing from the spirit of my invention, all of whichl reservethe right to do.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as original and new,and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is p 1. In. a reflector andshade, combined: a reflector having rear portion thereof, said reflectorbeing to have-a lamp mounted in said rear portion; and an oscillatablymounted shade adapted to be oscillated through said slot for shadingsaid lamp.

2. lna 'reflector'and shade combined; a

' reflector having a slot formed through the rear portion thereof ;"alamp body'forholda slot formed through the ing said reflector; a lampmounted in said rear portion of said reflector; a shade adapted to beoscillated through said slot into said reflector and in front of saidlamp for shading the latter; shade mounting means secured on said lampbody whereby said shade is oscillatably supported; and oscillati'ngmeans whereby said shade is oscillated.

3. A reflector for re ing light from a. lamp, said reflector be uadapted to have said lamp mounted in the rear end portion thereof andhaving a slot formed therethrough adapted to have a shade passed throughsaid slot into said reflector and in front of said lamp for shading thelatter. In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in the presence of twoWitnesses.

THOMAS HAFFER Witnesses:

' ELLIoTT MARsHALL,

FRANK M. LEMMON.

